Evolution of Macquarie Ridge Complex seamounts: Implications for volcanic and tectonic processes at the Australia-Pacific plate boundary south of New Zealand

Marine Geology

Volumn 295-298, Issue , 2012, Pages 34-50

  Conway, Chris E ^a   Bostock, Helen C ^b   Baker, Joel A ^a   Wysoczanski, Richard J ^b   Verdier, Anne Laure ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Australia Pacific plate boundary; E MORB; Macquarie Ridge Complex; Seamount

Indexed keywords

E-MORB; FAULT GEOMETRY; FLAT-TOP; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GEOMORPHIC PROCESS; HIGH-RESOLUTION MAPPING; LATE STAGE; LOW DEGREE; MACQUARIE RIDGE COMPLEX; MAGMA CHAMBER; MID-OCEAN RIDGE BASALT; MID-OCEAN RIDGES; MULTI-BEAM; NEW ZEALAND; OCEANIC CRUST; PARTIAL MELT; PLATE BOUNDARIES; PLATE MOTIONS; RELATIVE SEA LEVEL; SEAMOUNT; STRIKE SLIP FAULTING; TECTONIC PLATES; TECTONIC PROCESS; TRANSFORM PLATE BOUNDARY; VOLCANIC ORIGIN; VOLCANIC PROCESS;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; BASALT; FAULT SLIPS; MORPHOLOGY; SILICON COMPOUNDS; TECTONICS; VOLCANOES;

SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

ALKALI BASALT; AUSTRALIAN PLATE; BATHYMETRY; FAULT GEOMETRY; GEOCHEMICAL METHOD; GUYOT; MAGMA CHAMBER; MID-OCEAN RIDGE BASALT; PACIFIC PLATE; PLATE BOUNDARY; TRANSFORM FAULT;

MACQUARIE RIDGE; NEW ZEALAND; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 84855774465     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2011.11.009     Document Type: Article

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